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The Rise Of The NRI, The Influential Non-voter

Where do NRIs live and what happens to the $70 billion in remittances they pump into the country every year?

In 1936, Radhakamal Mukerjee, a famous Lucknow-based social scientist, wrote a book titled Migrant Asia that contained an introduction by sociologist Corrado Gini (of Gini inequality index fame). The basic premise of the book was that labour-surplus regions in Asia, especially India, should have the option of redistributing its population around the world. It would be welfare-improving for everybody.

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